Burqa | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بُرقه |
| • Latin | Burqa (official) |
 Burqa | |
  Burqa Location of Burqa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′08″N 35°11′35″E / 32.30222°N 35.19306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 168/189 |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohammed Jamil Darbi |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,152 |
| Name meaning | Sandy soil covered with dark stones, especially flints.[2] |
Burqa (Arabic: بُرقه) is a village in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, Palestine, located northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 4,030 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,152 by 2017.[1][3]
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 181
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics